Wheel for motor-vehicles.



PATENTED JULY '7, 1908.

BUYGE. WHEEL FOK MOTOR VEHICLE APPLIOATION FILED JUNBM, 1907.

UNITED s wiener. non MoioR-vnnroniss.

Specification of Letters Potent.

Patented July '7, 19GB.

Application filed June le, 1007. Serial lilo. 378,923.

To all Awhom it lmay concer/n:

Be itknown that l, HARRISON HURLBERT Boron, a citizen of the UnitedStates, resid ing at Oyster Bey, in the county of Queens and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in W heelsfor Motor-Vehicles, of which the following is a. full, clear, and exactspecification.

This invention relates to wheels for motor vehicles, and has particulerreference to improvements in the construction end ineens for securingdetecheble rims to the r'elly.

The objects of the invention ere to provide improvements whereby thestende-rd forms of channel rims, which are not ordinarily detachable,may be mede detachable vand mounted on the ordinary telly.

A hirther object of the invention is to prolvide en improved form offastening mec-hitnisrn'which can be operated to chimp and release therim without requirin the detachment of any or' the parts, and eso toprovide a construction wherein creeping of the rim on the felly ispositively prevented.

The invention will be more fully explained in connection with thedescription of the iic companying drawings, wherein Figure l is aperspective view of e portion of the telly of a. wheel; Fig. 2 is aperspective view of a portion of the rim; Fig. 3 is a. view showing theparts assembled; and Fig. l is a cross-sectional view.

1 represents the felly having secured thereto, as by shrinking or otherwell known means, the bend 2.

3 re resents the channel tire-carrying rim, of we known construction,which is of s.

somewhat greater interior diameter than the diameter of the telly andthe band. Sccured to the band, or telly, et separated points on theperiphery, are transversely extending lugs 5, comprising a. beveledsurface with rounded corners, either with or without one or more side[langes 7, these side llenges where used, being of such height above thesurface of the band 2 es to permit the channel 3 to4 just slip over. Thechannel 3 is provided with beveled lugs 8 on its inner peripher whichiiiiiy be riveted thereto and space apart corres ondiiigly to the lugson the telly. Also, t ie beveled lugs S are of such width es to slidebetween the side llanges 7, it being observed that the side flancos erealternately on opposite sides ol the lugs 5, so that part ol' theiliirwes will recreeping,` in one direction ind the remainder willresist creepingr iii the other direction, though with suliicientli'ictional engagement of the beveled surfaces olA these lugs, theflenges might not be used. 'the tire will, ol course, be fastened totlie rim by lugs, and the telly will have a hole lor :i short or long;lvalve-stem, :is muy be desired. ln some cases'it is preferable to use along; valve-stem passing through the folly, which will be pulled throughiii removing the rim, while in other cases n. short valve-stom may heused.

`ln order to festen the rim und thc telly, through-bolts l), having?rlielids l() and iiuts 11, are provided, and iii order to avoid thenecessity ol" removiiigthe nuts to put the riiii oil and on, the Alollyis provided with a bcveled surface l2, and the nut is caused to expend abeveled split ring; 13 until it engages the lugs'on the channel to pushthem up on the beveled surfaces The ends of the lugs are slightlybeveled sol-hat the riii'bT iii expanding, will engege the lugs :indpush the rim on as it spreads out. When the pressure olf the nut isrelieved, the ringh will contract and permit thc riui to be drown olli,the bolt holes through the ring being, of course, slotted to permit thenecessary expmision ond contraction. The ends oi the rin., uresepsriited, as shown, to ermit a tool to be iiiserted for springing tiering. ther fastening devices engaging the lugs or the side ol thechannel itself may be provided, as this invention is not confined to anyparticular construction oli/locking means.

By means oi the construction herein de-y scribed, it will be seen thatstandard cham el, rims can be cheaply rendered dotiichablc attachingYthe beveled lugs to their inner surlece and the beveh` .pgs to thesui'l'ace of the iron band, permitting the invention to be appliedto-construotions now iii use. By this coiistructioi'l, involvingtbeveled supports for the rim :it separutcd points, there will be itsaving iu weight, and the rim will not lhitteii between the points olsupport.

.l leviiifr thus described my invention, Ldoclare that what l claim asnew und desire to secure by- Letters Patent, is:

l.. The roiiibiiiatioii with a l'elly havinhr it lui'olity ot seperatedtransversely beveled iiigs raised above the surface ol" the lolly, ol` achannel having a plurality ot separated hov- 4eled lugs projectinginwardly from ils inner surface, und clamping means loi' engaging seidrespective lugs.

2. The coiiibiniition with a loll -plurality of se arated transverselybeveled .for engaging said respective lu s. 3. The combination with aigell having' a lurality of separated transverse y beveled ugs havingalternately arranged stop shoulders, of arim having inwardly projectingbeveled lugs contacting therewith` at sepa rated points.

4. The combination Witha felly havin a plurality of separated,transversely beve ed surfaces, and a rirn having its inner peripheryadapted to engage therewith, and having engageable projections toprevent Creeping, of

farlexpansible ring for securing the riin to the 55T The combinationwith a felly'liavin a plurality of separated, transversely beveledsurfaces, and a rim having its inner periphery' adapted to engagetherewith, and! having enga-geable pr01ections to prevent creeping, ofan expansible ring for securing tlieru'nl tov the felly,and'throughJeolts for expanding 25 the ring. I 1

ln testimony'wliereof I anr my signature, in presence of' two Witnesses.Y, y f HARRSO 'AHURLBERT .BGYCIL` y Witnesses:

JULIAN S. Woosrnn, GEO. A. HOFFMAN..

